Combination fender brace and bumper



, 1.. um-me COMBINATION FENDER BRACE AND BUMHER Filed May 4, 1925 Patented Dec. 16 1924.

" UNI-TED STATES namnn I BUNTHTG, B

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ommnus, NEBRASKA, Assumes r0 ram) sL' DAVIS, wn'i- LIAM D. EGGER CARROLL E. DEVLIN, AND FRANK A OLCOTT.

COMBINATION FENDER BRACE AND BUMPER. 4/

Application med May 4, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that'I, REINER L. Bun'rmo, a citizen of the United States, residing. at

C lumbus, in the county of Platte and State 5 of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combination Fender Brace and Bumper, of which the following is a specification.

. The present invention relates to a com- 1 bination fender brace and bumper having for its principal object to provide-a device of this nature which is of simple, durable, attractive, elficient, and inexpensive construction, that can bereadily and easily in-.

stalled upon auautomobile.

An important object of the invention is to provide'a device of this nature which p when installed upon the automobile will materially hold the fenders against undesir- ,able movement relative to the automobile chassis.

Another important object of the inven- 1 tion is to provide means for bracing the automobile fenders so as to prevent them from becoming easily bent and at the same time rovide a device which will protect the rear ortions of the automobile from collisions.

With the above and numerous other objects in View as will appear as the description progresses, the invention consists in the combination and arrangement of details and in the improved structure of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the rear portion ofan automobile showing my com bination fender brace and bumper attached thereto,

Figure 2 is an end elevation oft-he device showing the same in its relative position with parts of an automobile, and

Figure 3 isa perspective view of the 06m bination fender brace and bumper with the elements thereof disassembled Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that the automobile body 1 which has been disclosed is of conventional construction and may be of any preferred type. My invention, however, is shown in conbrace and bumper includes a pair of Serial No. 636,633.

junction with the Ford automobile type y way of example. i The combination fender angle bars 2 which are substantially L-shaped in cross section and are secured to thechassis of the body 1 by means of .screws or other suitable elements. A cross bar 3 is also L- shaped in cross section and is provided with ofi'set extensions 4 disposed substantially parallel with the main portion thereof, A pair of tender engaging brackets 5 include a straight shank 6 which is adapted to be attached to the offset extension 4 and a curved portion 7 adapted to be connected with the flanges of the tenders 8. The bar 3 that is the intermediate portion thereof rotccts the body from collisions and also braces the tenders 8' in respect to each other. This bar 3 is disposed below the body 1 so as to allow the tire rack which is usually hung from the rear thereof to be easily placed in )osition so that it. will be accessible.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new is:-

1.- In combination, a vehicle body includ 7 ing a pair of fenders and a chassis, and a combination fender brace and bumper including a pair of rodssecured to the chassis,

a cross bar secured to the ends ofthe first bracketsincluding shanks attached to the offset extensions and curved ortions se- 9 cured to the flanges of the fen ers at their ends.

3. In combination, a vehicle including. a body, achassis, and a pair of fenders, and a combination fender brace and bumper. ina: eluding a pair of bars substantially L- shaped in cross section fixed to the chassis and extending a distance therefrom, a crpss bar ot L-shaped structure in cross section secured to the ends of the first mentioned i bars and constructed 'with an intermediate In testimony whereof I nflixmy signabody portion and end offset extensions, land ture in presence of two witnesses. a pair of brackets formed with stralght l shanks and curved portions,- the straight REINER L. BUNTING. 6 shanks of the brackets being secured 'to the Witnesses-z offset extensions and the curved portions be- Gnovnx Lone,

' ing secured to the ends of the fenders. Ross Novrcxn; 

